The recovery from government-mandated pandemic shutdowns began the moment Republican-led states began reopening in April 2020. The economic leadership from these red states has continued more than two years later. Here’s the latest info from the Republican National Committee:

REPUBLICAN-LED STATES ARE BRINGING BACK JOBS FASTER

• Newly released data from the Labor Department confirms that Republican governors and legislatures are leading the way in getting Americans back to work.
  • More jobs are being recovered and unemployment is lower in red states.
• Through April, nine of the top 10 states for jobs recovered since the coronavirus pandemic began are led by Republican governors, and all 10 states have Republican-controlled legislatures.
  • The top four states for jobs recovered are all led by Republicans.
  • 12 of the 14 states that have more jobs than when the pandemic hit are Republican-led: Utah, Idaho, Montana, Arkansas, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, South Dakota, Indiana, South Carolina and Tennessee.
• All Republican-led states have recovered over 70 percent of their lost jobs.
  • Republican-led states on average have recovered over 100 percent of their lost jobs compared to just 87 percent for Democrat-run states.

(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 5/20/22)

RED STATES HAVE LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

• Out of the top 25 states with the lowest unemployment rates, 20 are led by Republican governors and 20 have Republican-controlled legislatures.
  • Eight of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates are led by Republicans.
• The average unemployment rate for the nation’s 28 states with Republican governors is just 3.1 percent.
  • Democrat-led states have an average unemployment rate nearly a percentage point higher – 4 percent.
• Two-thirds of the states with unemployment rates lower than when the pandemic began are led by Republican governors, and 86 percent have Republican-controlled legislatures.
• 17 states hit new record low unemployment rates, 13 of which have Republican governors and 16 have Republican-controlled legislatures.

(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 5/20/22)

BIDENFLATION IS HURTING AMERICANS’ POCKETBOOKS

• April’s Consumer Price Index surged by 8.3 percent compared to last year – a near 40-year high – while real average hourly wages fell 2.6 percent due to inflation.
  • According to an estimate from Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, inflation is now costing the average American family an extra $569 per month – the equivalent of $6,829 per year. 
• Under Biden, 48 states have hit new record high gas prices, and in every state Americans are paying average prices above $4 per gallon.
  • Today marks the 11^th day in a row that U.S. gas prices have reached a new record high, now averaging $4.59.  
• 99 percent of Americans now view inflation as a problem.
  • Bidenflation is disproportionately impacting low-income families as 73 percent of low-income adults are worried about maintaining their standard of living – up 17 points since last year.
• Americans across the country are suffering from inflation and know that Biden is to blame.
  • Alyssa Sutton from New Jersey: “This inflation thing is a real problem.”
  • Corina Morga, a mother from Maryland: “I am struggling with high inflation, supply chain problems, and now a shortage of baby formula – all thanks to President Joe Biden’s failed policies.”
  • Elizabeth Mendes Saigg, a single mother and widow from Florida: “It’s a really tricky game to figure out what can I do, what can I not do and how can I squeeze a little more money here and there?”
  • Derrick Hodge from Tennessee: “Ever since Biden got back into office, that’s when gas prices went up.”

  Originally posted here.